Bicycle-support



No. 623,42l. Patented Apr. l8, I899. B. PEISEN.

BICYCLE SUPPORT.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 623,421, dated April18, 1899.

Application filed January '7, 1899. Serial No. 701,496- (No modeLl Toall whom it may concern:

Be it known that LBARTHOLOMEW PEISEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Eldora, in the county of Hardin and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bicycle-Supports; andIdo hereby declare the following to be afull,clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in bicycle-supports and itsobject is to provide a support which can be readily and convenientlyadjusted for application to bicycleframes of different sizes andembodies simple and effective means for automatically projecting andspreading the supporting-legs, together with improved devices forclosing and folding the legs and also holding the same in a closedposition.

A further object is to provide an improved construction of casing,aspring-actuated shaft inclosed therein and acting on the legs to projectthem, a pivoted lever for closing the legs against the tension of saidspring mechanism through the medium of suitable connections and designedto act also as a brake to prevent forward movement of the bicycle, and aholder adapted to be opened and closed automatically to engage andrelease the legs when said connections are operated.

ith these and other objects in view the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts,which will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointedout in the appended claims. v

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification,Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a bicyclesupported in an upright position by means of my invention. Fig. is afragmentaryside elevational view of a bicycle, showing the parts of thesupport closed. Fig. 3 is a top plan View of the casing with coverremoved,showingthe position of the parts when the legs are projected.Fig. at is a similar view showing the position of the parts when thelegs are closed or folded up. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view ofthe casing with the parts arranged as shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is across-sectional view thereof with the parts arranged as shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is a cross-section through the flexible rod 24, showing theholder or rest for supporting the legs in rear elevation. Fig. 8 is afront perspective view showing the pivoted supporting members andconfining-plate of the holder or rest detached, but in their relativepositions. Fig. 9 is a detail perspective view of the pivoted lever andconnectinglinks. Fig. 10 is a detail sectional view of the head-clampand lever. Fig. 11 is a detail sectional view of the clips shown inFigs. 7 and 8. supporting-legs.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, wherein likereference-numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the severalviews, 1 represents the lower main tube of a bicycle-frame, and 2 acasing closed at top by a cover 3, having its upper surface concaved toclosely embrace the said tube and provided with clips l, whereby it iscon nected therewith a short distance in advance of the crank-hanger.The casing is provided with a curved or segment-shaped bottom 5,provided on opposite sides of its center with substantially S-shapedslots 6, extending longitudinally thereof, and the front ends of theseslots are curved inwardly toward each other, while their rear ends arecurved outwardly or diverge toward the sides of the easing, as shownclearly in Figs. 3 and 4.

Arranged within the casing is an oscillatory shaft or arbor 7, providedwith journals or trunnions j ourn aled in the side walls thereof or insuitable bearings secured upon the inner sides thereof. This shaft orarbor is held under tension by strap or ribbon springs 8, provided attheir front ends with coils 9, embracing the opposite ends of said shaftand suitably secured thereto and having their opposite ends 10 extendedrearwardly and passed over a post or cross-bar 11', connecting the sidesof the casing, so that said free ends will bear against the rear wallsof the casing and be held against displacement. Arranged also in thecasing are a pair of substantially U-shaped oscillatory frames 12,having their outer arms 13 extended and rigidly connected with the shaftor arbor and their inner arms provided with ears lei, connected tosimilar ears projecting from a tubular head or sleeve 15, rigidlysecured to the central portion of Fig. 12 is a similar view of one ofthe the shaft. To these cars 14 are pivoted the rear ends of a pair ofsupporting-legs 16, which project through and are adapted to move in thesaid curved slots 6 and also to slide laterally in slots 13, formed inthe front ends or cross-bars of the U -shaped oscillatory frames. Theselegs maybe either tubular or solid, but in the present instance areshown as provided in their outer ends with threaded Sockets 1'? for thereception of threaded rods 18, which are adapted to be adjusted tolengthen the legs through the medium of milled thumb-nuts 19 and areprovided at their outer ends with knobs or heads 20, having spurs orprojections adapted to engage the pavement or ground to prevent the legsfrom slipping. The strap-springs 8 normally serve to exert a backwardpull or tension on the shaft or arbor, which causes it to turn forwardlyin the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 5, and as the U-shaped frameto which the legs are pivotally connected is rigidly secured thereto itwill be seen that the legs will be drawn downwardly and outwardly andcaused to traverse the slots 6 and that they will be guided by saidslots and caused to diverge or spread outwardly, so as to bear upon thesurface of the street or ground on opposite sides of'the frame of thebicycle, and

thus afford a firm and stable support for the latter. It will also beseen that when the legs are fully projected they incline forwardly, andthus tend to hold the bicycle against casual movement in a forwarddirection.

The U-shaped oscillatory frames are connected at their lower ends by across bar or rod 21, and mounted on this rod between the frames is aslotted cam or eccentric link 22.

The outer surface of this link is grooved or recessed to receive therear hooked end 23 of a flexible rod 2%, which projects outwardlythrough an opening in the front of the casing and is adapted to slideover a pulley 25, journaled therein. This rod is threaded from a pointabout midway of its length to its outer end, and this threaded portionprojects through an int-ernally-threaded tube 26, supported at its frontend by a clip 27, engaging the lower main tube 1 of the frame a shortdistance in rear of the head-tube thereof. The base portion of this clipis provided with a guide-opening 28, in which the tube is slidablymounted, and is provided at its rear with a detachable confining-plate30, having forwardly-projecting stops 31 at its ends. Mounted on thetube in rear of said clip is a rest or holder, which supports the freeends of the legs and consists of two members 32 and 33, concaved to formshoulders 32 and 33', upon which the legs are adapted to rest, andprovided with ears 3&, by which they are pivotally mounted on the tubeto move toward and from each other. The said members are also providedwith stop-lugs 35, adapted to engage the stops 31 to limit their outwardmovement and also to engage the confiningplate 30, by which they areheld connected thumb-nut 38, whereby it may be adjusted thereon. Thisadjusting device bears against the under side of the lower main tube 1of the frame and is provided at opposite sides with ears 39, to whichthe rear ends of curved connecting-links40arepivoted. Totheheadtube ofthe bicycle-frame is connected a clamp 41, provided with pivotedclamping-arms 42, adapted to engage the same, and to the lower end ofthis clamp is pivoted a lever 43, provided at one end with curved earsor projections 44, to which the front ends of the said link arepivotally connected. The lever is also provided with a threaded guideand socket for the reception of a threaded shank 45, carrying at itsouter end a shoe 47 and adapted to be adjusted through the medium of amilled thumb-nut 48.

In Fig. 2 of the drawings I have shown the parts of the support closedor folded up, and from this it will be seen that the pivoted lever isturned to bear against the front surface of the head-clamp. lVhen it isdesired to employ the support for supporting the bicycle when the latteris not in use, the pivoted lever is thrown downward and the threadedflexible rod and the guide-tube mounted thereon are forced rearwardly,thus allowing the strap-springs 8, acting on the shaft to which theU-shaped frame and supporting-legs are connected, to force the latterdownwardly and rearwardly, whereby the legs are also forced downwardlyand are caused bythe contour of the slots in the bottom of the casing tospread outwardly as they are projected into operative position. lVhenthus projected, the legs stand at aslight forward incline, and thus tendto hold the bicycle against casual forward movement,while at the sametime affording a stable support to prevent the same from tilting over.The shoe of the pivoted lever when thrown down in the mannerdescribedalso serves to bear upon the tire of the front wheel and act asa the legs being guided by the slots until they are closed together andextend parallel with each other and with the tube 526. The forwardmovement of the tube also causes the trip or striker to spread the twomembers of the rest or holder apart, so that they will move under andsupport the legs. The backward movement of the tube which takes placewhen the pivoted lever is thrown down to project the legs in the mannerheretofore de scribed withdraws the trip or striker from engagement withthe pivoted members of the rest or holder, which close together bygravity and release the legs. It will be understood from the foregoingdescription that the connection between the pivoted lever and U-shapedframesviz., the flexible rod and tubeserves when said lever is thrown upto close the parts against the tension of the springs on the shaft orarbor in the casing and also release the said legs when the lever isthrown down, so that the cross-bar 21, connecting the oscillatoryframes, may move freely in the slot of the cam or eccentric link, andthus allow the springs to force the shaft, frame, and legs downwardly.

The tube 26, to which the links are connected, may be readilyandconveniently adjusted when desired to adapt the support for applicationto bicycle-frames of different lengths.

It will of course be understood that changes in the form, proportions,and minor details of construction may be made within the scope of theinvention withoutdeparting from the nature orspirit of the invention orsacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1.Abicycle-support, consisting of a casing, an oscillatory shaft journaledin the casing, a pair of frames mounted to oscillate with the shaft, apair of supporting-legs pivoted to said frames and adapted to swinglaterally therein, and a spring or springs acting to normally turn theshaft in a forward direction and thereby swing the legs downwardly andrearwardly, substantially as described.

2. In a bicycle-support, consisting of a casing provided in its bottomwith a pair of iongitudinal slots having their front ends curvedinwardly and their rear ends curved outwardly, an oscillatory shaftmounted in the casing, a pair of frames projecting from the shaft at thefront of the casing and mounted to oscillate therewith, supporting-legspivoted to said frames and adapted to swing laterally therein andprojecting through said slots, and springs acting to normally turn theshaft in a forward direction and project the legs d ownwardly andrearwardly, substantially as described.

A bicycle-support, consisting of a casing, a spring-actuated oscillatoryshaft mounted therein, a pair of frames projecting from the shaft at thefront of the casing and adapted to oscillate therewith, a pair ofpivot-ed supporting-legs mounted to swing laterally in said frames andadapted to be normally swung downwardly and rearwardl y by the shaft,and means for retracting the shaft, frames and legs against the tensionof thesprings acting on said shaft, substantially as described.

4. Abicycle-support, consisting ofacasing, a spring-actuated oscillatoryshaft mounted therein, a pair of frames projecting from the shaft at thefront of the casing and adapted to oscillate therewith, a pair ofpivoted supporting-legs mounted to swing laterally in said frames andadapted to be normally swung downwardly and rearwardly by the shaft, aslotted oscillatory cam or eccentric link mounted on a rod or crossbarconnecting the frames, and means for acting on said link for retractingthe shaft, frames and legs, substantially as described.

5. A bicycle-support, consisting of a casing, a shaft mounted tooscillate therein, springs acting on the shaft to normally turn the samein a forward direction, a pair of substantially U shaped frames arrangedat the front of the casin g and mounted to oscillate with the shaft, across-bar connecting the frames, a pair of supporting-legs pivoted tosaid frames and adapted to swing laterally in slots therein and to beswung downwardly and rearwardly when the shaft is turned by the springs,a slotted cam or eccentric link mounted on the cross-bar, and a rodengaging the link for retracting the parts against the tension of thesprings, substantially as described.

6. In a bicycle-support, the combination with the frame of a bicycle, ofa casing adapted to be secured to the lower main tube thereof, a pair ofpivoted supporting-legs, a springaetuated oscillatory shaft mounted inthe casing and adapted to normally project the legs, a pivoted leveradapted to be secured to the head-tube of the frame, a connectionbetween the lever and shaft for retracting the same and folding up thesupporting-legs, and an automatically-operated holder adapted to receiveand support the free ends of the legs, substantially as described.

7. In a bicycle-support, the combination, with the frame of a bicycle,of a casing adapted to be secured to the lower main tube thereof, apairofpivoted supporting-legs, a springactuated oscillatory shaftmounted in the easing and adapted to normally project the legs, a rodoperatively connected with the shaft for retracting the same and foldingup the legs, a pivoted lever adapted to be secured to the head-tube ofthe frame, a pair of links connected at their front ends to the lever,and a slide adjustably mounted on the rod and connecting the rear endsof the links thereto, substantially as described.

8. In a bicycle-support, the combination, with the frame of a bicycle,of a casing adapted to be secured to the lower main tube thereof, aspring-actuated shaft mounted in the easing, a pair of frames mounted toturn therewith, and having a cross-bar, a pair of supportin g-legspivoted to said frames and adapted to be automatically projected by theshaft, a cam oreccentric link connected to said crossbar, a rod adaptedto be slidably supported upon said main tube and connected at its rearend to said link to retract the shaft and frames and fold up the legs,and a lever for operating said rod adapted to be pivotally connected tothe head-tube of the frame, sub: stantially as described.

9. In a bicycle-support, the combination with the frame of a bicycle, ofa casing adapted to be secured to the lower main tube thereof, a pair ofpivoted supporting-legs, a springactuated oscillatory shaft or arbormounted

